An Unusual Pair of Early 20thC Zinc Wall Lights in The Form of Wyverns c.1910-25

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An Unusual Pair of Early 20thC Zinc Wall Lights in The Form of Wyverns c.1910-25Origin: EnglishPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1910 25Each: Width: 8Depth: 17Height: 26 (all at extremities)The unusual zinc wall lights in the form of mythical wyverns, each with shaped back plates, with the beasts having trumpeted pendants dropping from their jaws to act as the light sources, both cast in two pieces and with a good established patina surviving from and the first quarter of the twentieth century. The lights would need

The overall condition is wonderfully original with no signs of damage to the painting

A work of real poise

surrounded by the names of revolutionaries fallen during the fighting in 1830

This piece is beautifully worn in and has an aura of it's own with the creams and indigos leaping out

5 feet high each

Joanna’s unyielding quest for an elusive ideal and sheer dedication to her animals turns his all-consuming love to terror and he drives her away with his obsessive behaviour

over a winged cherub to a turned cylindrical shaft with chased lotus leaves

The undersides of the rush are a little tatty

The upholstery is around two years old with some fade and slight staining

Hans Unger

often circular-top

the top having a gallery back over a two frieze drawers with original knob handles

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